CWC meeting on Congress President election tomorrow; Independence meeting of G-23 leaders

The G-23 leader, who had written to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi demanding reforms in the party, met the former Congress leader at his Delhi residence on Saturday. It was reported that the letter demanding reform was written by? free she herself.

According to a PTI report, apart from approving the election schedule, members of the CWC, the party’s highest decision-making body, can express their faith in the leadership provided by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

According to the Hindustan Times report, the meeting is going to take place at around 3.30 pm. The report further stated that Sonia Gandhi will preside over the meeting. The interim president of the Congress is currently abroad for a medical checkup. He is accompanied by his children Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Gandhi family Will actually attend the meeting.

The Congress had announced in October last year that the election of its new president would be held between August 21 and September 20 this year.

In his resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi, Azad attacked Rahul Gandhi for “dismantling his entire consultative apparatus” through a circle and a group of sycophants.

The Grand Old Party has seen several high profile exits in the past few months including Kapil Sibal, Sunil Jakhar, Amarinder Singh, RPN Singh and Ashwini Kumar. However, Azad’s resignation as well as the no-holds-barred letter is likely to hurt the party leadership the most in recent days. In damage control mode, the party said Azad’s DNA was “Modi-rich” in reference to his cordial relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

according to a PTI According to reports, the election of the Congress President is likely to be delayed by a few weeks as the party’s focus is on the ‘Bharat Jodi Yatra’ from Kanyakumari to Kashmir which is starting from September 7 and some state units are not completing the formalities. .

The names of many party veterans including Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot have surfaced for the next president’s post. Hindustan Times, This comes amid reports that Rahul Gandhi has refused to return as party chief.

On Wednesday, Gehlot said efforts would be made till the last minute to convince Rahul Gandhi to take over the reins of the party again.

Gehlot’s remarks came a day after the meeting Sonia Gandhi, The discussion started that the two might have discussed the possibility of him being the next party president.

Congress leader and MP from Wayanad in Kerala, Rahul Gandhi had resigned from the post of Congress President in 2019 after the party’s second consecutive defeat in the Lok Sabha elections.

After this, Sonia Gandhi took over as the interim president. He had offered to step down in August 2020 following an open rebellion by G-23 members, but the CWC urged him to continue.

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